Preparation

In large bowl, stir together all ingredients. Store, covered, at room temperature until ready to serve.

Notes:

·l;For the most even texture, we recommend dicing the apples by hand. However, to save time, they can be chopped in the food processor — just be careful not to overprocess.
·Sweet kosher wine is available at www.queenannewine.com.

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Very good version with the suggested additions of commenters. The following were good additions: lemon juice, orange zest and nuking the brown sugar in a 1/2 tsp of water before adding it. My modifications were to use a sweet white wine and lightly salt the nuts while still warm.

Took this to a friend's seder and was asked
for the recipe. Everyone loved it! I
followed the basic recipe, with a few
tweaks, using Gala, Fugi and Granny Smith
apples - hand chopped and sprinkled with
juice of half a lemon. I borrowed the idea
from another reviewer and added the zest of
one orange. I toasted the walnuts at 275
degrees for 25 minutes before hand chopping
them. Instead of sugar, I sweetened it to
taste with clover honey.

I used galas and granny smiths (good for a little tartness) a combo of almonds and walnuts and no brown sugar. I added a little raw honey and the secret ingredient that brings this to a higher level: orange zest. It brightens the dish and makes it a bit more special. I'd love to eat it with yogurt as another cook suggested, but will have to make more next week since I don't have any leftovers (it was that good!)

I made this recipe for a Seder this past weekend and it was a HUGE hit! I altered the preparation to suit my preferences, and I used all organic ingredients, which I think makes everything that much more fresh and delicious. After coursely chopping the apples, I put them in the Cuisinart to make them less choppy. I then did the same thing for the walnuts. Mixed them together with about 2/3 cup of sweet organic kosher wine. I also added a tiny bit of water to the brown sugar, which I then heated in the microwave for about 10 seconds, and then poured that mixture over the apples, etc. Something about the heated brown sugar almost carmelized the recipe. It was such a big hit at our family's Seder, and so incredibly simple. I'm sure I'll be using this recipe for years to come.

Instead of Fujis or other "modern" breeds, I much prefer the apples we had as kids -- sweet crisp McIntoshes or Janathons. With those and the really sweet Manishevitz Concord Grape wine, there's no need for any extra sweetener, though I usually end up adding a tsp of honey to bind it all...and it always tastes better at the second seder!

Made this and substituted maple syrup for brown
sugar as I didn't have any in the house. Also
substituted hazelnuts for walnuts as a few others
suggested. Found this to be rather boring and thin
tasting, added golden raisins for some depth which
did the job, but not very exciting in the end.

I agree with the horseradish, but we usually "experiment" with that on the side...
For the reallly adventurous (or lazy, like me, who refuse to run to the store) try these substitutions... No manishevitz wine? Use red wine+triple sec+boysenberry syrup... And by the way, add a splash of salt... and a few splashes of cayenne... and a dollop of lemon juice... and a little coconut for more nutty goodness. It's hard to make this recipe go wrong. (You see I tried, and, despite my efforts, it just tasted more delicious.)

Just wanted to add
that this year by
accident I purchased
a bottle of
Elderberry Passover
wine along with all
the Concord Grape. I
used it for this
recipe and it was so
sweet and better
than usual. I will
always use this wine
in the future.
I add SweetnLow also
for some guests or
refined white sugar
instead of brown
sugar.
Using hazelnuts
sounds like a great
idea to try next
year. I have a
friend who makes
this but always adds
horseradish to this
mixture. I haven't
tasted hers but her
guests love it.

If I could give
this recipe 5
forks, I would. I
made it for
passover tonight,
exactly as written,
using gala apples,
except that I
grated the apples
in the food
processor instead
of dicing them. It
turned out
FANTASTIC. My
guests even told me
that I should
consider making it
to sell during
passover for those
who don't have time
to cook!